First-Class Matches Trinidad and Guyana 1958/59 to 1989/90

88 The figure of 22 appearances by R Siew is the most by any player who played in no other first-class matches. The greatest number of appearances for each ‘zonal’ team is as follows: North – 25 by PR Roberts; South – 19 by BWMcLeod; Central – 13 by GS Sahadeo and R Siew; East – 17 by InshanAli and K Forde; and Tobago – 4 by I Benjamin, AE Daniel, S Gordon, N Hector and I Murray. Most Dismissals by Wicketkeepers Most Catches by Fielders Total Ct St 26 T Cuffy 44 29 15 GS Sahadeo 25 R Nanan 29 20 9 R Neptune 21 RA Faria 28 25 3 L Pamphille 20 BW McLeod 23 19 4 JR Lyon 18 MC Carew, PR Roberts & B Sagram The figures of catches in the field by RAFaria and BWMcLeod exclude catches taken in matches in which they acted as wicket-keeper: Faria 10ct (and 4st) in three matches, and McLeod 2ct in one match. AGE RECORDS The dates of birth of many of those appearing in these matches are not known. The following are the records for the players for whom this detail is known. Youngest players (age on first day of the match) 16y 74d L Ohab Central Trinidad v South Trinidad Ste Madeleine 1976/77 16y 170d CG Yorke Tobago v Central Trinidad California 1978/79 16y 176d H Ramoutar South Trinidad v North Trinidad Port-of-Spain 1960/61 16y 202d Inshan Ali South Trinidad v North Trinidad Pointe-à-Pierre 1965/66 16y 312d JC Pollard Tobago v South Trinidad Ste Madeleine 1978/79 All the above players were making their first-class debuts in the matches concerned. A further six cricketers appeared in these matches when aged 17, including three in the same match in 1960/61 (North Trinidad v South Trinidad at Port-of-Spain; the players concerned, none of whom was making his first- class debut, were AWAleong, CA Davis and DL Murray). Oldest players to make their first-class debut in these matches 30y 328d S Sobers Tobago v East Trinidad St Augustine 1978/79 29y 328d D Gopiesingh North Trinidad v Central Trinidad Port-of-Spain 1976/77 29y 44d S Chase South Trinidad v North Trinidad Pointe-à-Pierre 1972/73 Oldest players to appear in these matches (age on last day of final game) 42y 113d NS Asgarali South Trinidad v North Trinidad Port-of-Spain 1962/63 41y 122d PR Roberts N & E Trinidad v S & C Trinidad Pointe-à-Pierre 1978/79 39y 96d AA Corneal East Trinidad v North Trinidad Port-of-Spain 1976/77 39y 41d PCS Bartholomew East Trinidad v Tobago St Augustine 1978/79 All the above four players were making their final first-class appearances in the matches concerned. GROUND RECORDS No. of matches First Last No. of definite results Avge runs/ wkt *Arima Princess Royal Park 2 1970/71 1975/76 2 (100%) 14.79 *California Gilbert Park 14 1970/71 1978/79 9 (64.3%) 21.05 *La Brea Brighton CC Ground 1 1978/79 1978/79 0 (0%) 14.32 Pointe-à-Pierre Guaracara Park 19 1959/60 1984/85 12 (63.2%) 21.23 Port-of-Spain Queens Park Oval 18 1958/59 1978/79 4 (22.2%) 21.70 St Augustine Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground 3 1973/74 1978/79 1 (33.3%) 17.52 *Ste Madeleine Dubisson Park 5 1975/76 1978/79 2 (40.0%) 20.92 OVERALL 62 1958/59 1984/85 30 (48.4%) 20.86 Asterisked grounds have not been used for any other first-class matches outside these ‘internal’ games. Trinidad – records